Nowadays, the effectiveness of the enterprise depends on all departments of enterprises, including logistics. One of the strategic areas of logistics, although often overlooked, is the turnover of returnable packaging. Turnover of packages is an additional process in the enterprise that creates additional costs. With the optimal management of this process throughout the entire supply chain, enterprises can minimize the costs associated with it. This study presents the process of managing returnable packaging. The aim of the work is to identify and analyze the possibility of using returnable packaging in the process of preparing shipment and transport of finished products in the automotive industry. The article uses a case study of one of the companies operating in the automotive industry - Volkswagen Motor Polska sp. z o.o. The article presents three possible solutions for the transport of engines manufactured by the described company. One of the solutions is currently used by enterprises. The other two are a proposal to apply. When analyzing the costs of these solutions, the best one was presented, the costs of which will be the most profitable in the long run.

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